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Wizards Transaction Page

2004-2005 Season Transactions

3/19/2005 Wizards release Samaki Walker, sign Damone Brown to a 10-day contract

2004-2005 Offseason Transactions

11/1/04 Extended Brendan Haywood's contract at five years for $25 million through 2009-2010.

10/31/04 Exercised fourth year team option on Jared Jeffries and declined Juan Dixon's fourth year option.
Laron Profit makes Wizards' last cut.

8/4/04 Signed free agent Samaki Walker to one year deal worth $745,046.

8/3/04 Signed free agent Michael Ruffin to one year deal worth $745,046.

7/28/04 Retained restricted free agent Etan Thomas by matching Milwaukee Bucks' offer of six years, $36.6 million through 2009-2010. The last year is a player option.

7/28/04 Signed free agent Anthony Peeler to a one year deal worth $1.6 million.

7/21/04 Signed Peter John Ramos to a four year deal worth $2.76 million. The third year is non-gauranteed and the fourth year is a team option.

6/24/04 Traded Jerry Stackhouse, Christian Laettner, and the draft rights to Devin Harris (5th overall) to the Dallas Mavericks for Antawn Jamison and cash.

Drafted Peter John Ramos, center from Puerto Rico, with their second round pick (#36 overall)

2003-2004 Offseason Transactions

10/21/03 Exercised the fourth-year contract options on forward Kwame Brown and center Brendan Haywood.

8/26/03 Signed free agent guard Chris Whitney to a one year, $1,070,000 deal.

8/8/2003 Signed restricted free agent G Gilbert Arenas to a six year, $64 million deal. The last year is player option. The Golden State Warriors did not match the Wizards offer sheet.

6/30/03 Named Ernie Grunfeld director of basketball operations.

6/29/03 Wizards select G/F Jarvis Hayes with the 10th pick of the first round and G Steve Blake with the #32 pick of the second round.

6/27/03 Signed guard Jerry Stackhouse to a two-year contract extension through the 2006-07 season.

6/20/03 Named Eddie Jordan head coach and signed him to a four-year contract.

5/31/03 Fired head coach coach Doug Collins.

5/8/03 Announced Michael Jordan will not be retained as president of basketball operations.

2002-2003 Offseason Transactions

10/24/02 Wizards trade G Chris Whitney to the Denver Nuggets for G/F George McCloud and $500,000 cash.

10/15/02 Wizards sign F Charles Oakley to a one year, $1 million contract.

10/12/02 Wizards release G/F Rod Grizzard.

9/17/02 Wizards sign Patrick Ewing as assistant coach.

9/11/02 Wizards trade G Richard Hamilton, G Hubert Davis, and F Bobby Simmons to the Detroit Pistons for G Jerry Stackhouse, F Brian Cardinal, and C Ratko Varda.

9/10/02 Wizards sign F Bryon Russell to a two year, $2.9 million contract. The second year is a team option.

7/18/02 Wizards sign G Larry Hughes to a three year, $15 million contract.

6/26/02 Wizards select F Jared Jeffries from Indiana University with the #11 pick of the first round.
Wizards select G Juan Dixon from the University of Maryland with the #17 of the first round.
Wizards select Rod Grizzard from the University of Alabama with the #39 pick of the second round.
Wizards select Juan Carlos Navarro from Spain with the #40 pick of the second round.

6/21/02 Wizards trade G Courtney Alexander to the Charlotte Hornets for the #17 pick in the 2002 draft.

2001-2002 Season Transactions

11/08/01 Wizards release Loy Vaught. Loy Vaught retires.

2001-2002 Offseason Transactions

10/14/01 Wizards release SF Mike Smith

9/18/01 Wizards sign SG/SF Michael Jordan to two year contract at veteran minimum: 2 years, $2million.

8/1/01 Wizards trade Laron Profit and a conditional 1st round pick for center Brendan Haywood (taken 20th in 2001 NBA Draft) The Magic can take Washington's draft pick beginning in 2004, but the Wizards can keep the pick if it is among the first 20. The next season, it is protected through No. 13, and in 2006 it is protected only through the first three spots. If Orlando waits until 2007, the pick would be unconditional.

7/26/01 Wizards resign Popeye Jones to one year deal

7/18/01 Wizards resign Christian Laettner to four year, $21 million deal and sign FA Tyronn Lue to two year, $4 million deal.

6/30/01 Wizards exercise Mitch Richmond’s buyout of $10 million

6/24/01 Wizards draft Kwame Brown #1 in the Draft
Wizards trade the rights to Predrag Drobnak to Seattle for the right to 2nd round pick Bobby Simmons

5/01 Wizards name Doug Collins head coach

5/01 Wizards fire head coach Leonard Hamilton

2000 – 2001 Season Transactions

Wizards release Rod Strickland after negotiated buyout

Wizards trade PF Juwan Howard and C Calvin Booth to the Dallas Mavericks for PF/C Loy Vaught, PF Christian Laettner, SG Hubert Davis, PF Etan Thomas & SG Courtney Alexander. Wizards release Gerard King and Felipe Lopez.

Wizards trade C Cherokee Parks and PF/C Obinna Ekezie to the Los Angeles Clippers for SG/SF Tyrone Nesby

2000 - 2001 Offseason Transactions

Wizards release PF/C Lorenzo Williams

Wizards trade C Ike Austin to the Vancouver Grizzlies for SF/SG Felipe Lopez, SG Dennis Scott, PF/C Obinna Ekezie, and C Cherokee Parks

Wizards trade SF Tracey Murray to the Denver Nuggets for PF/C Popeye Jones and 2002 2nd round pick

Wizards resign C Jahidi White and PG Chris Whitney

Wizards draft Mike Smith in the 2nd round

Wizards name Leonard Hamilton head coach

1999-2000 Season Transactions

Wizards fire head coach Gar Heard and name Darrell Walker
interim head coach

Wizards name Michael Jordan President of Basketball Operations

1999 -2000 Offseason Transactions

Wizards draft Richard Hamilton #7 in the 1st round and draft C Calvin Booth 35th overall in the 2nd round

Wizards trade 2001 2nd round pick to Orlando Magic for
SF/SG Laron Profit

Wizards trade PF/C Ben Wallace, PF Terry Davis, SG Tim Legler, and PG Jeff McGinnis to the Orlando Magic for C Ike Austin

Wizards resign G Mitch Ricmond to four year, $40 million deal

Wizards name Gar Heard head coach

Wizards fire head coach Bernie Bickerstaff

1998-1999 Offseason Transactions

Wizards resign Rod Strickland to four year, $40 million deal

Wizards draft C Jahidi White 43rd overall in the second round

Wizards trade PF Chris Webber to the Sacramento Kings for G Mitch Richmond and PF Otis Thorpe